EXCLUSIVE
AFL great Billy Brownless and his new female companion Lizzie appear to be closer than ever – with the footy legend making a grand gesture toward her at his new car wash.
Brownless and his Lizzie first stepped out together at the Australian Open in January, he insisted that the Melbourne mother-of-four was just a ‘friend’ at the time.
Now a well-placed source has revealed that Billy, 57, appears to have paid tribute to the stunning brunette with a cartoon drawing on a sign at his new car wash business in Geelong.
The image features a woman – who has a resemblance to Lizzie – dressed in her trademark headband, plus a white crop top and tiny denim shorts.
‘(He’s) paying tribute to her with a caricature of her image over his new car wash,’ the source said.
The source went on to describe the Amazing Race contender’s sexy image of his female friend as ‘grand gesture’ toward her.
It comes months after Billy and Lizzie looked friendly as they sipped champagne together at an Australian Open event at Melbourne Park in January.
Things appear to be getting serious between Billy Brownless and his ‘friend’ Lizzie if the new sign at a Geelong carwash is any indicator. Above, the pair together at Melbourne Park this year
Billy appears to have paid tribute to the glamorous mother-of-four with a cartoon image resembling her at his new car wash
Billy cuddled up to Lizzie for photos, beaming as he placed his arm around her waist. The football star told the media at the time: ‘She’s a friend that loves tennis.’
Meanwhile, Lizzie explained she and Billy were pals several years ago and ‘recently rekindled a friendship’.
The sighting came after the former footballer reportedly split from his girlfriend Justine. The couple had been together for more than a year before separating.
Meanwhile, Billy’s ex-wife Nicky Brownless became engaged to AFL star Garry Lyon last year.
The news came seven years after their relationship began in scandalous circumstances, when Lyon, 56, went public with their romance, blindsiding Brownless.
Garry started seeing Brownless’s wife of 18 years just 12 months after they separated.
Garry and Nicky have moved on from that stressful chapter with Nicky previously speaking about their truly blissful relationship.
‘We’d planned to go and we did (have so much to celebrate). We’re really happy,’ she told the Herald Sun of their trip to New York after Garry proposed.
After years of intense scrutiny, Garry got down on one knee and proposed to Nicky during a recent trip to the Mornington Peninsula and presented her with a giant diamond ring.
Lizzie is seen here in her trademark headband and short shorts
Billy’s ex-wife Nicky Brownless (front) became engaged to AFL star Garry Lyon (back) last year
A month after their relationship made headlines, Brownless revealed how the relationship had impacted his family, saying ‘a good mate wouldn’t do that’.
He also sensationally confessed that Garry and Nicky’s secret relationship could have been going on for years.
‘I couldn’t believe it. I found out three or four months ago. I asked Garry and Nicky earlier on what is going on and they said they were just good friends.
‘That’s what hurts the most,’ he said on The AFL Footy Show at the time.
Billy shares four children with Nicky, daughters Lucy and Ruby and sons Oscar and Max.
Lyon blindsided his best mate Billy by starting a relationship with his wife of 18 years, just 12 months after they separated